Winchester Panorama

Here is a panorama (full 360 if you were actually standing there) of our hike last week. Todd took the photos which turned out really well!

*You have to click the photo to see a larger view :)

Winchester Hike

Last Tuesday Todd took the day off work and we went on a hike. We headed up Mt Baker highway towards Twin Lakes. It was gorgeous! The colors of fall draped the mountain side with reds, oranges and yellows. The wild blueberries were still yummy, though a few tasted like apples which was … strange. And we didn’t run into a bear, just a friendly chipmunk :)

I think I needed a polarizer because the skies in several cool shots were overexposed. I don’t know if I could have fixed that with playing with the settings (like my AE lock, anybody?). The pictures not directly facing the sun turned out, oh well, I’m still learning :)

 

 

  

Red

Fall is officially here, but it is still warm! Looks like we will have lovely weather for a couple more days, how cool (ha) is that! I do love fall, but I am not quite ready for the cooler temperatures. I think the Californian in me is speaking right now :) The funny thing is that if I were in California, I would anxiously be awaiting cooler weather. Heh, I guess I need to ask the Lord for contentment wherever I’m at.

The Many Moods of Mr. Bee

Incase you were wondering if bees have moods, since they always keep a straight face :) I obviously had way too much time on my hands today while Todd was playing in his disc-golf tournament!

Randomness

I was playing with baby… I mean camera today, taking a picture here and there. Playing with scrapbook paper backgrounds when I decided to take a picture of me. I never take self portraits and I debated about posting one of the ones I took. Wow, I have a lot of freckles…must have been all that sun this summer :)  If you can get past my unruly eyebrows, I kind of like the photo and that’s saying a lot!

The cupcake is chocolate, chocolate chip with peanut butter frosting, pretty good for vegan. I also like sheep, black sheep in particular, dunno why :)

Late Summer Blooms

With the warm weather we had up until a couple days ago, you’d think it was summer in the garden. All sorts of flowers are still in bloom and some got a second set of blooms like our butterfly bush. I still have poppies opening up that started back in April! I am not sure if this abnormal or not since this is my first garden in the Pacific Northwest.

Besides flowers, we also have lots of little critters in our yard. Of all the critters, spiders are my least favorite but I know they are excellent for catching bad bugs and they make beautiful webs. I love the bee sitting in the fuchsia photo. Looks like he’s chillin’ in a retro egg chair. I don’t know why, but sometimes I have an overactive imagination :)

My five-part photography class starts this Tuesday evening and I am excited to learn how to use my camera settings properly.  Also, I am always open to suggestion from anyone who reads my blog on how to taker better photos :)

New Toy!

My new camera arrived on Monday and I have had fun taking pictures ever since. Keep in mind these are all test shots, I hope I will get better with lighting once I take my class. After that I will have no excuse for bad photos :) They are also unedited in RAW format…incase you wanted to know…I know you did :)

Tuesday night I picked Todd up at work for a dinner date. Before we left, his co-workers wanted to play with the camera for a bit. The guys took the first 3 photos, they look good!

The food photos were taken at Anthony’s Restaurant off Bellingham Bay. I was impressed that the majority of the pictures turned out even in dim lighting and with no flash! The dinner its self was pretty good, I had alder smoked salmon which was yummy. Afterwards we walked around the harbor and ran into the cutest cottontail bunny. The one posted of the bunny is not the cleanest shot, but he looked adorable posing for me. I would have never been able to get a clear shot of him with the light I had to work with and my old camera (way to slow).